I Win, I Win!!!
"Hi Neil,
I’m happy to inform you that you’ve won Gotham’s Summer 2008 One-Line Poem contest.
Your winning entry, entitled “Life” is posted on our web site at:
http://www.writingclasses.com/oneline
It will also be printed in the Gotham Fall 2008 catalogue.
In addition, you’ve won a free 10-Week Workshop at Gotham."
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This inspired the following one line poem: Wow, wow, wow, wow...WOW!!!
I'd like to thank all those that helped me edit and choose (you know who you are).
I wrote about this contest here. They informed me that I won on July 18th but as fate would have it I only discovered the news now. I was sorting through emails due to storage being at 91%. I was about to click delete when I noticed the subject: "Gotham: One-Line poem contest winner."
PS - Feel free to identify the reference in the title. My youngest nephew does a sweet imitation.
posted by rabbi neil fleischmann @ 12:49 PM
10 Comments:
Well, mazel tov! Enjoy.
Good for you, Neil!
So much said in just one line.
Wow! What an amazing one liner! How did you do it? Fantastic! Mazal tov!
That is a very nice one-line poem. I like it. Congratulations.
Not sure about the title reference.
MAZEL TOV. I knew you had it in you!
SSLABW
These five expressions of hapiness and appreciation mean so much to me.
Kishke - Thanks. I'll try to enjoy - hope I do.
Pearl - I believe in economy of words, it's something I learned at a young age.
RR - Thank you. Thank you so much. There's that Faulkner line about a writer having to kill his darlings - having to cut away - even what you love - to arrive at wholeness and beauty, comes to mind.
Miriam - Thank you. If you google the subject in quotes I think you'll quickly find the reference."
SSLABW - YSLABW. Thank you for your warmth, supportive comment.
By the way, the line (available via the link) is an edit of this haiku:
life like a postcard
we write real big at the start
then run out of space
Mazel Tov Neil! This is a wonderful acknowledgement of a special talent. Some people can say so much while conserving words, kind of like one musical note that opens a person up, a quick gaze of a rebbe that shifts one's insides, or a one-line poem that crystallizes wisdom.
May this be the beginning of many win-win opportunities. Enjoy the writing class!
Sharon Marson
Sharon Marson -
In consonance with your comment, I hesitate, and hope these two words can suffice in response to your observations, images, and wishes:
Thank You.
Congratulations!!!! This is really great. I've been away from blogs this past week (my home computer is in the repair shop; don't ask), and am thrilled to be greeted with this good news. :-)
Anne - Your presence here and your wishes are quite meaningful to me. Thank you.
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